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Shafter Knoll

Shafter Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Shafter Knoll rises to 1,787 m in Nevada. Pilot Peak stands 3,235 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shafter, a ghost town 6.1 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1787 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77021, -114.41336

40 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Cabin: 12.0 mi
  • Wendover Will: 17.9 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • Enola Gay Memorial: 18.8 mi
  • Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 19.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Victory Plaza: 17.8 mi
  • West Wendover Equestrian Park: 18.2 mi
  • Scobie Park: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shafter Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNE 45°3,235 m24.6 mi
Goshute PeakSSE 162°2,916 m19.7 mi
Sam's RockNNE 19°2,362 m16.4 mi
Twin PeaksSW 223°2,356 m12.3 mi
Ferguson MountainSSE 153°2,317 m24.5 mi
Black PointSSE 156°2,078 m19.6 mi
Leppy PeakE 87°2,030 m17.9 mi
Rishel PeakE 82°1,873 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1418:50
June solstice05:0719:3220:13
September equinox06:2618:0018:36
December solstice06:5915:3016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232835415060696657453324
Precip in0.60.80.71.01.41.00.40.70.60.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oasis, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 843590 — Shafter Knoll, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549412

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